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Big News at Benetech (and for me!)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Connected Civil Society: Applying machine learning and computer vision to document human rights violations and promote accountability in Syria in collaboration with the UN. Born Accessible: Working with publishers to ensure that any new ebook is accessible to people who read differently - with the goal of one day making Bookshare obsolete.

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Designing for Good #3 – Best of 2016 Nonprofit Storytelling

Connection Cafe

For this Designing for Good episode, we’re showcasing the best examples of nonprofit storytelling of 2016. 3 World Vision: “Prayer for Syria” (90 sec). Beautifully shot with no implicit call for support, “Prayer for Syria” is a neat hat trick of micro/macro storytelling.

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Receiving the 2013 Migel Medal

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The book famine may be receding here in the United States with Bookshare and the increasing advent of universally designed and accessible ebooks, but globally we have only scratched the surface of the need. However, in the immortal words of Revolutionary War naval captain John Paul Jones, “I have not yet begun to fight!”

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Amnesty’s Stunning Virtual Reality Video Reveals Depth of Syria’s Apocalypse | Nonprofit Quarterly

AFP Blog

Amnesty’s Stunning Virtual Reality Video Reveals Depth of Syria’s Apocalypse | Nonprofit Quarterly : "Amnesty International has partnered with Junior, a San Francisco design and technology agency and a group of Syrian activists called Lamba Media Production to put us directly in the middle of the conflict—literally. via Blog this'

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8 Top Corporate Giving Trends to Watch in 2024 + Examples

Nonprofits Source

Charitable Giving Stipends: Companies can award employees with gift cards or add funds designated for donating to their accounts within their employee giving portal. Turkey and Syria earthquake: In early 2023, a massive earthquake impacted Turkey and Syria.

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The Nonprofit Weekly Roundup: Culture, Microsites, and The Kiss of Death

Connection Cafe

President Obama publicly addressed the situation surrounding Syria. Why Designing Your Nonprofit Culture is Do or Die is about sharing values, a defined mission and vision, and valuing your people. There were some pretty huge moments this week. Fashion Week came to a close in NYC. I purchased a blue wig. (I’ll Or free sodas.

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The Steep Challenges of Philanthropy to the Muslim World

Tech Soup

They have teamed up with the American Islamic Congress and the FREE Syria Foundaiton to bring their “ Interrupters Program ” to over 130 Syrian volunteers working on the ground there. The project is active in Iraq and Kenya. Perhaps most impressively they are working in Syrian civil war.